Marianne Budnik CMO, Vast Data

Marianne Budnik has been named Vast Data Ltd‘s chief marketing officer, and will lead all marketing functions including product marketing, field marketing, customer advocacy, communications and PR, content, creative and brand strategy.

She is a leader with success leading marketing organisations at scale for companies including CrowdStrike, CyberArk and CA Technologies, along with nearly a decade in marketing leadership roles at EMC Corporation.

She will partner closely with Vast Data co-founder Jeff Denworth, who will maintain his responsibilities leading the company’s product and commercial strategies. Denworth will continue to work closely with Vast’s most strategic customers and partners to realise the promise of AI-powered transformation, and position the company to capitalise on market momentum and achieve its ambitious growth agenda.

Additionally, Stacey Cast has been named VP global operations, responsible for operational processes that ensure product quality and delivery. She is a seasoned technology executive who most recently served as SVP business operations at H20.ai, and previously held similar roles at organisations including SentinalOne, Cohesity, Nimble Storage and NetApp.

Budnik, Cast and Denworth each report to CEO and co-founder Renen Hallak.

“I am excited to welcome these talented domain experts to our leadership team to help us expand our market share and execute on our vision,” said Hallak. “With Marianne and Stacey joining our ranks, and with Jeff able to spend more time focusing on our business with customers, we are well positioned for the company’s next stage of growth.”

“I’m honoured to join Renen, Jeff and the Vast Data team as the company scales its innovation agenda to power the next wave of AI and high-performance computing,” said Budnik.

“I am thrilled to be a part of what Vast Data is building,” said Cast. “This is a unique opportunity and the right timing to build stronger structure and processes for efficiency and scale.”